However, because the statutory redundancy was capped the Jo Hand workers have been left with a wages shortfall of around £90,000 - an average of £3,600 each.

Workers who lost wages when Jo Hand Recruitment folded hold a meeting at the Innovation Centre in Redcar

The group - who were all involved in helping restart the Redcar blast furnace in 2012 - are now taking legal advice on how to claw back their owed wages.

One of the group, Maurice McMahon, said: “This is a really disappointing position for everyone to be in. We feel like we are the forgotten few.”

Brian Dixon added: “Most of the SSI guys have been paid now, but we have been left out on a limb.

“We still feel this is an injustice that we haven’t been paid for work done.”

The Insolvency Service said in December that the liquidators for Jo Hand Recruitment, accountancy firm Taylor Rowlands, of Yarm, had six months to report on the cause of failure and on any director conduct issues they wish to raise.

A spokesman said the Government regulators were in contact with the liquidators “to ascertain if they have uncovered any evidence that would warrant us taking director disqualification action.”

Andy Lowe, from Taylor Rowlands, told the Gazette today: “We have submitted our conduct report in this matter, but the contents of that are confidential.”

Mr Lowe added that his firm was still in negotiations to recover “all assets” of Jo Hand’s previous firm to pay creditors, including the 24 SSI engineers.

He confirmed one of these assets is a directors loan listed at Companies House as valued at £198,993.

A spokesman for Jo Hand said she was working with Taylor Rowlands to pay back the outstanding amount as soon as possible.

“Part of the directors loan was repaid prior to the SSI collapse,” he said. “Arrangements are being made to repay the outstanding amount, once the sale of a personal property is complete.”

Ms Hand told The Gazette previously: “Throughout the process we worked with the Official Receiver and took legal advice. We have nothing to hide.”